E. R. Dumont. Very Good-. 1901. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 21 out of 42 Volumes. Missing Volumes 2310151721 and all volumes after 28. 1901. E. R. DuMont publisher. Limited to 1000 sets. Some shelfwear and fading to bindings. Books are in Very Good Minus to Very Good condition. Older category labels on front endpaper. Due to size and weight of books extra postage will be required. Please inquire. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . E. R. Dumont hardcover
London: Printed for J. Newbery R. Baldwin W. Johnston; Printed for S. Crowder T. Longman J. Wilkie; Printed for G. Kearsley; Printed for J. and H. L. Hunt 1761-1824. His oeuvre in English for the first time First collected edition of Voltaire's works in English. This first collection did not include two works but this handsome set makes up the omission. It includes uniformly bound copies of the first English translation of The Age of Louis XV and the second English edition of Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary. In the early 1750s editions and translations of Voltaire's works multiplied rapidly. Following his earlier surge of fame in the late 1730s driven largely by his plays and his Life of Charles XII publishers eventually produced a full English edition of his writings. This thirty six volume collection was issued between 1762 and 1765 under the direction of Tobias Smollett. Lowndes however notes that Smollett lent his name to the project but took little active part in its translation. A final volume appeared in 1770 although in this set it is represented by a later edition dated 1781. 44 vols duodecimo 170 x 109 mm. Engraved frontispieces with tissue guards to 32 vols. 2 folding plates to vol. 26 folding map to vol. 29. Late 19th-century mottled half calf twin red morocco labels compartments elaborately tooled in gilt marbled sides edges yellow. Bookplates of Sir Walter Runciman 1847-1937 occasional minor contemporary inscriptions. Bindings bright sporadic foxing pale damp-staining to a couple of volumes a few chips and short closed tears to fore edges. A very good set. Lowndes 2791. unknown
Paris: Chex Antoine-Augustin Renouard 1809. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A scarce complete set of the plays of Voltaire in the original French language. French language. Complete nine volume set bound in five. The plays of Voltaire a prolific French Enlightenment writer and historian famous for his wit and criticisms of Christianity the Roman Catholic Church and slavery. Voltaire wrote upwards of fifty plays in his lifetime mostly tragedies. These volumes contain works such as: dipe Mariamne Brutus Zulime Mérope Nanine L'Orphelin de la Chine Tancrède Sophonisbe and Don Pedre. Bound in quarter green calf with marbled boards. Externally very smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine Chex Antoine-Augustin Renouard hardcover
Paris: PIERRE DIDOT L'AINE' Et FIRMIN DIDOT. Fair. 1801. Hardcover. Regular shelf wear; Chipping at edges; Scuffing and rubbing to covers; Yellowing consistent with age; bumping to corners and edges; Vol. 1/12/2025 . PIERRE DIDOT L'AINE' Et FIRMIN DIDOT hardcover
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